More than 80 per cent of Indians live in districts vulnerable to climate risks. Among these, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Bihar are the most vulnerable states to extreme climate events.
The coaching-tuition-profiteering model built on the back of a broken education system is a scandal and an abomination, and must go, asserts Shekhar Gupta.
The meeting of DDMA chaired by Lt Governor Anil Baijal, will review the COVID situation in the national capital, as per notice of the meeting.
Brijesh, Rajan Choudhary and Rajesh were arrested in the Saket area of South Delhi for allegedly harbouring Vijay Thakur, the main accused in the case.
Modi said laws which divide the country on communal lines and become a reason for inequality have no place in a modern society.
You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044. Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding - and it is this trifecta India needs to work on, systematically, asserts Prem Panicker.
'I will certainly go to school. There is nothing to fear. I am well and happy to be back home,' said Kislay Kaushal.
The MMS had allegedly been put on the website of Bazee.com for sale.
Proving wrong his detractors' claim of being sidelined after denial of chief minister's post for fifth time last year, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan won Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha Lok Sabha seat for the sixth time by a record margin of 8.21 lakh votes.
Fifteen shells were found near Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Park, while six were recovered from Kavi Nagar area, Ghaziabad Superintendent of Police Umesh Srivastava said.
Applicants for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA) can submit any of nine documents, including valid or expired passport, ID cards and land tenancy records, to prove he or she is a national of Afghanistan or Bangladesh or Pakistan.
With the Uttar Pradesh police under fire for having allegedly botched up investigations into the murder of Aarushi and the Talwar family's domestic help Hemraj, three senior police officials who were involved in the probe were shunted out with immediate effect.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said Covid cases are mild and there is no increase in the consumption of oxygen or the use of ventilators despite the rise in numbers.
'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.'
'I have no family (in the industry), no network, no mentor.' 'Still, I'm consistently working since 20 years and now I have a National Award.' 'It may take time, but if you're consistently at it, nothing can stop you.'
Sanju Samson, then a skinny 14-year-old, curled on the bed in his hotel room, watched Kolkata Knight Riders' Brendon McCullum hammering a 73-ball 158 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the first-ever IPL match.
Vacation Judge Justice Vikramjit Sen posted the application for further hearing on Tuesday.
'The Indian government is better prepared this time and has reached out to all contenders and not putting all eggs in one basket.'
The order, listing various allowed and restricted activities because of the Covid pandemic, will come into effect from November 1.
Prohibition of all types of gatherings, reduced size of weddings and funerals, running of public transport at half seating capacity and scaled down presence in government offices were some of the restrictions imposed by the Delhi government on Saturday amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Expanding the scope of its hearing in the Patanjali Ayurved case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday took a stern view of misleading advertisements by Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) firms and asked three Union ministries to inform it about the steps they have taken to curb the practice which takes 'public for a ride' and adversely affects their health.
Reader Mohammed Sarfraz sent us pictures of Irfan Pathan from Saudi Arabia.
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday attacked his opponents for politicising the kidnapping of Kislay Kaushal and 'tarnishing the image' of the state.
The hijab-row triggered protests in Karnataka spread across the state on Tuesday, with campuses witnessing 'conflict-like' situations marked by stone-pelting incidents, use of force by police and the Muslim girls standing their ground for wearing the headscarves, prompting calls for peace and calm both by the government and the high court, which is now looking into the students' plea for their right to their hijab.
The apex court issued notices to the Centre, the Delhi government and the police on pleas seeking removal of protesters from Shaheen Bagh.
In view of a spurt in coronavirus cases in the city, the Delhi government on Wednesday made wearing of masks mandatory in public places and imposed a fine of Rs 500 on violators.
'My mother feels it will be tough and emotional for her to enter an assembly which has essentially been reduced to a municipality now.' 'My opinion is that even if it is a municipality one cannot cede that space to the BJP.'
This was the maximum number of cases recorded in Delhi since February 10 when 1,104 infections were reported.
National Association of Software and Service Companies on Monday condemned the arrest of e-commerce portal Baazee.com's CEO Avnish Bajaj in the Delhi Public School MMS scandal.
Polling is scheduled in all 13 seats of Punjab and four of Himachal Pradesh, 13 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, nine in West Bengal, eight in Bihar, six in Odisha and three seats in Jharkhand besides Chandigarh.
The new TDP government will have to mop up over Rs 10,000 crore to fulfill the financial requirements for July, a retired senior bureaucrat said.
He also asserted that no one can take the place of Kejriwal in the AAP.
'Dynastic politics has become a tool of convenience for political parties. The BJP does not hesitate to accept it when it comes to its own alliance or party candidates. The same goes for the others.'
'We can save 70 patients out of 100, if they reach a hospital well within time.' 'The most crucial aspect is time.'
We asked colleagues, present and past, to reflect on a man who has made such a difference to their lives and careers. Here it is then, a rich collection of memories that offer enchanting glimpses of the enigmatic Ajit Balakrishnan.
Koizumi will hold talks with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh before going on to Pakistan.
The police have also detained the wife of Chunnu Thakur, a dreaded gangster lodged in Hajipur jail, for interrogation.
